- Date
- February 22, 1989, 10:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place
- Pemberton, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6010GCessna 150K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890222002359A
- Case key
- 34672
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Probable cause
Poor judgement on the part of the pilot in that he attempted a down wind take off without adequate distance to clear obstacles in his flight path.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Pilot attempted to take off on a gravel road with 18 knot tailwind condition. Following lift off he was unable to gain altitude and collided with tree in his departure path. The aircraft impacted the terrain and was substantially damaged. The private pilot was seriously injured. The passenger suffered fatal injuries. The pilot had no current medical certificate and the aircraft was over three years overdue an annual inspection. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6010G
- Reported as
- Cessna 150K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7150
- Airframe hours
- 3,736
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rye, Gordon E.
- Registered owner
- Rye, Gordon E
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1985 · 15 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 280 in this make and model · 280 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 18 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSP, 58 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.